Pecan Pie Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350.
• 2 grease baking pan, 9 x 13.
• 3 brownies:.
• 4 melt chocolate, and shortening in a large saucepan over low heat. remove from heat.
• 5 mix in sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
• 6 stir in baking powder, salt and flour.
• 7 combine until well mixed and spread into pan.
• 8 filling:.
• 9 in a medium saucepan, over low heat, melt the butter and add the flour, stirring until smooth.
• 10 add the brown sugar, and the eggs mixing well.
• 11 increasing the heat to medium-high, cook for 5 minutes stirring constantly.
• 12 remove from heat, add the vanilla and pecans. cool slightly.
• 13 spoon the filling over the top of the brownie batter, carefully spreading until completely covered.
• 14 bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 15 cool completely and then frost.
• 16 frosting:.
• 17 in a small saucepan, combine sugar, milk and butter.
• 18 bring to a boil, and boil for 1 minute.
• 19 remove from heat and add the chocolate chips and vanilla.
• 20 stir until the chips are completely melted. cool slightly.
• 21 drizzle over top of the brownies.
• 22 cut into bars when frosting is set.